Oil-can holder.



C. W. BECK.

OIL CAN HOLDER, APPLICATION FILED SPT, I7. 1914.

- Patented Oct. 26, 1915.

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' OIL-CAN HGLDIER.

Specification of Letters latent.

Patented that. $6, l9ll5,

Application filed'scptember 17. 1914:. Serial No. 862,126.

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, OHAnLEs W. Brion, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Detroit, county of Wayne, and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ()il Can Holders, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide an oil can holder of very simple construction adapted to be secured in any desired position upon an automobile to conveniently hold an oil can.

The can holding means is designed to yield readily to permit 'the'can to be detached uickly by a pull thereon.

In the drawing, view of the holder, an

oil can being shown therein in dotted lines;

Fig. 2 a plan view of the holder :Fig. 3 a bottom View thereof;

and Fig. 4 a rear end view. I Referring to the various parts by numerals, 1 designates the main body or plate of the holder, said plate being formed of sheet metal, stamped or pressed into shape. This main plate is formed with screw holes 2, through which may be passed suitable attaching means. A portion of the main plate is stamped upwardly to form the integral can-holding lug 3. Near the outer end of the main late 2, lugs t are stamped out and bent downwardly to form two stops, one of said stops being at the forward end of the main plate and the other being at the lefthand side thereof. This main plate is also formed with an aperture 5 near its forward end, for a purpose which will be hereinafter set -forth. I Bigidly secured to the upper side of the main plate is the forwardly and extending can-holding arm 6, the ,outer end of which is formed with an upstanding inwardly inclined can-holding lug: 7; This arm is also formed with a downwardly extending lug 8, which passes through the aperture 5 in the main plate and is then bent outwardly to form a hook which rigidly holds the arm 6 in position. The inner end of said arm is rigidly secured to the main plate by means of a pin 9. It is manifest that the rigid hook 8 holds the arm 6 against pivotal or swinging movement. Arm 6' is also provided with an outwardly extending lug 10 to which one end of the spring 11 is connected.

Pivotally secured to the under side of the main plate is a swinging arm 12, said arm Figure l is a perspective tending integral can-holding lug, an

outwardly being secured in position by means of the pin 9, as shown in Fig. 3. This arm 9 is bent upwardly as at 13 to bring the outer portion thereof into the same horizontal plane asthe body of the arm 6 as shown clearly in Fig. 4;; and swinging arm is bent upwardly to hold the can-holding lug 14. This arm extends outwardly between the depending lugs 4 and its pivotal movement is limited, said lugs acting v as stops. This arm 12 is the outer end of this formed with the depending lug 15 to A which 'one end of the spring 11 is connected, said spring serving to normally hold said arm against one of the stops 4:. The tension ofthe spring need only be suflicient to hold the can in place and to yield readily when the arm 12 is swung outwardly to release the can From the foregoing, it is manifest that I provide a very simple can holder, which maybe very cheaply manufactured.

What I claim is:

1. An oil can holder comprising a main supporting plate having an upwardly extwo depending integral stop lugs near its forward end, a pivoted can-holding arm secured to the under side of the main plate and arranged to swing between the two stop lugs, the outer end of said arm being turned upwardly to form a can-holding lug, a rigid can-holding arm secured to the top of said plate and formed with a lug extending downwardly through an aperture in the main plate, the outer end of said rigid arm being turned upwardly to form a canholding lug and a spring connected to adjoining edges of the can holding arms and normally holding the pivoted arm against one of the stop lugs.

52. An oil can holder comprising a main supporting plate formed with an integral upwardly extending can-holding. lug and,

two downwardly extending integral stop lugs, a pivoted can-holding arm secured to the under side of said main plate and adapted to swing between the two stop lugs, the

outer portion of said arm being bent up main plate and holding the said arm against Will -can-holding arm secured to the under side of said main plate and adapted to swing between the two stop lugs, the outer portion of said arm being bent upwardly and lying in a plane parallel with the plane of theupper surface of the supporting plate, a rigid can-holding arm secured to the top of the main plate and provided with downwardly extending means, said means engaging the main plate and holding the said arm against pivotal movement, the outer ends of said arms extending upwardly and inwardly to form can-holding lugs and a coil spring connected to the can-holding arms and yield ingly holding the pivotal arm against one of the stops.

4. An oil can holder comprising main supporting plate having an upwardly extending can holding lug and two stop lugs near its forward edge, a rigid can holding arm carried by said main supporting plate the'outer end of said rigid arm being turned upwardly to forma can holding lug, a pivoted can holding arm secured to the main plate and arranged to swing between the two stop lugs, the outer end of said arm being turned upwardly to form a can holding lug and the upper surface of said pivoted arm being in substantially the same horizontal plane as the supporting surface of the rigid can holding arm, and a spring connected to the pivoted arm and to the rigid arm and normally holding the pivoted arm against one of the stop lugs.

5. An oil can holder comprising a main supporting plate having an upwardly extending can-holding lug and two stop lugs near its forward edge, two can-holding and supporting arms extending forwardly and outwardly from the forward edge of the main plate, the outer ends of said arms being turned upwardly to form can-holding lugs and the can-engaging and supporting surfaces of said arms the same horizontal plane, a pivot for one of said arms near the forward edge of the main plate said pivoted arm swinging between the two stop lugs, and a spring connected to said pivoted arm and to a rigid part whereby said spring holds the arm against one of the stop lugs.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLIQg \V. BECK. Witnesses H. C. SMITH, CHAS. W. BECK, Jr.

being in substantially; 

